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Divided Isles: Solomon Islands and the China Switch by Edward Acton Cavanough
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- Book Title
- Divided Isles: Solomon Islands and the China Switch
- Publication Date
- 2024-04-09
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 9781526178350
- Subject Area
- History, Political Science
- Publication Name
- Divided Isles : Solomon Islands and the China Switch
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Subject
- World / Australian & Oceanian, Oceania, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, International Relations / Diplomacy
- Publication Year
- 2024
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Item Weight
- 20.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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In 2019, Solomon Islands made international headlines when the country severed its decades-old alliance with Taiwan in exchange for a partnership with Beijing. The decision prompted international condemnation and terrified security experts, who feared Australia's historical Pacific advantage would come unstuck. This development was framed as another example of China's inevitable capture of the region - but this misrepresents how and why the decision was made, and how Solomon Islanders have skilfully leveraged global angst over China to achieve extraordinary gains. Despite Solomon Islands' strategic importance, most outsiders know little about the country, a fragile island-nation stretching over a thousand islands and speaking seventy indigenous languages. In Divided Isles, Edward Cavanough explains how the switch played out on the ground and considers its extraordinary potential consequences. He speaks with the dissidents and politicians who shape Solomon Islands' politics, and to the ordinary people whose lives have been upended by a decision that has changed the country - and the region - forever.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Manchester University Press
ISBN-10
1526178354
ISBN-13
9781526178350
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27062376157
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Divided Isles : Solomon Islands and the China Switch
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
World / Australian & Oceanian, Oceania, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, International Relations / Diplomacy
Publication Year
2024
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
Lc Classification Number
Du850.C3 2024
Reviews
'Divided Isles is well balanced and multifaceted, providing an urgently needed counterbalance to the hawkish or complacent commentaries that skirt or reduce domestic complexities.' Kurt Johnson, The Saturday Paper 'A lucid, well written and detailed examination of a neglected part of contemporary China's diplomacy. Based on first-hand experience, Acton Cavanough's book brings to light the upside, and the downside, of how the smallest states engage with China, and how, far from being a one-way street, this all too often ends up more like a tussle where neither side quite gets what they want.' Kerry Brown, author of Xi: A Study in Power, 'Divided Isles is well balanced and multifaceted, providing an urgently needed counterbalance to the hawkish or complacent commentaries that skirt or reduce domestic complexities.'Kurt Johnson, The Saturday Paper, 'Divided Isles is well balanced and multifaceted, providing an urgently needed counterbalance to the hawkish or complacent commentaries that skirt or reduce domestic complexities.' Kurt Johnson, The Saturday Paper 'A lucid, well written and detailed examination of a neglected part of contemporary China's diplomacy. Based on first-hand experience, Acton Cavanough's book brings to light the upside, and the downside, of how the smallest states engage with China, and how, far from being a one-way street, this all too often ends up more like a tussle where neither side quite gets what they want.' Kerry Brown, author of Xi: A Study in Power 'The geopolitics of China's rise is usually told from the perspective of Beijing and Washington. Divided Isles gives us a view from the periphery, revealing the complex domestic politics that animated Solomon Islands' 2019 "Switch" from recognising Taiwan to recognising China. With a journalist's nose for a good story, Cavanough's narrative is both lively and informative.' Peter Gries, Lee Kai Hung Chair and Director, Manchester China Institute 'An insightful investigation of a dynamic series of events with profound domestic and regional implications. Absolutely a must-read for observers of the new Pacific geopolitics.' Terence Wesley-Smith, Professor Emeritus, Center for Pacific Island Studies
Table of Content
Introduction Part I: Island universe 1 'Afuera!' 2 Jungle road Part II: Restive state 3 Running aground 4 Manasseh of East Choiseul 5 Massina men Part III: The switch 6 Devil's night 7 Escape from Adeliua 9 The games 9 Rivers of gold Part IV: Rebellion 10 'No need China!' 11 Wuhan window 12 Honiara burning Part V: Twisted iron 13 Seeking protection 14 Red line 15 Arc of anxiety Part VI: Where the north road ends 16 Henderson concession 17 East to Fataleka 18 Mustafa rising 19 Making a martyr Epilogue: Ifutalo's Eden Index
Copyright Date
2024
Dewey Decimal
327.9593051
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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